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"It's January in Rosedale, Tennessee, and Mae December is preparing for her March wedding to Sheriff Ben Bradley. Mae, who boards dogs for a living, is also busy tending to her pregnant dog and scouting locations for the movie featuring the music of her former fiancé Noah West, who died in a car accident four years earlier. Fortunately the picturesque old house at the end of Little Chapel Road is for rent. Just as filming is about to begin, a man is shot on the set, but manages to drive himself to the hospital, where he dies before he can ID his killer. He was a member of the film crew, but also a local, and circumstances point to his being a confidential informant for Ben's predecessor, Sheriff Trey Cantrell, also the owner of the house turned movie set. At the time of the shooting, the victim had been stealing a large sum of money from a safe on the premises. Whose money is it, and where does it come from?"​

All Done!

Six Dogs Till Sunday is finished. We submitted the ms. on time to our publisher, Camel Press. Also due at the time of submission were a character list for Book 6, an Acknowledgements section, a Dedication and a Synopsis. Whew!

We dedicate this 6th and last book in the Mae December mystery series to Lyn's sister and Lisa's aunt Susan Campione who left us on August 1. Hers was a remarkable life story and she will be missed always.

For those of you who have time to read our Synopsis, the first paragraph is here for your reading pleasure.

Synopsis - Six Dogs till Sunday The Rising Sun movie production company is coming to Rosedale to make a film using Noah West’s music as its soundtrack. Mae December is asked to find a location and picks an old house at the end of Little Chapel Road—a place where her former fiancé Noah hung out and played music before his death. Sheriff’s investigator Dory Clarkson calls Mae’s mother, Suzanne, to suggest the arrival of the movie company as a good story for her column, ‘Suzanne About Town.’ The old place belongs to former Sheriff Trey Cantrell, now back in town after a sex scandal forced him out of office. Ben assigns Detective Wayne Nichols to work security for the movie company where he catches a glimpse of Vince Harper. Three years earlier, Wayne ran Vince out of town after he stalked Mae, but now he’s back.

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Deadline for "Six Dogs 'Til Sunday"

August 15 is the deadline for us to submit our 6th and last book in the mystery series. We are doing final edits now.

I just wrote the Acknowledgements and Character List. This time we especially want to thank our readers. Writing can be a lonely business and we so appreciate the reviews (good or bad) and comments. Authors need readers and we thank you!

This is the photo of the 2 of us that we sent for the RONE Conference video. ​

Williamston Library in Michigan

I stopped into my local library yesterday and found 3 of our 5 books available for check-out in their mystery section. They are in the process of making a mystery display and will be putting our books in it.

So am stopping back today to donate a copy of "Four Dog's Sake" and "Five Dog Voodoo."

While libraries don't make much money for authors, Lia Farrell is a huge library supporter. We need to do all we can to encourage reading!

​Six Dogs Til Sunday will be out March, 2018

The RONE Conference in California

We got an invitation from the Ind'Tale Magazine to attend the RONE Conference in the fall. Truly a unique conference, it includes hair and make-up styling, book cover photo shoots, fun interactive panels and of course the RONE away presentations. Sounds fun!

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Harlequinn Publishers now publish Mysteries

We learned just today that Harlequinn, the legendary romance publisher is branching out into mysteries. And...wait for it...our second book in the Mae December series has been picked by Harlequin's Worldwide Mystery publishers. They will be reprinting "Two Dogs Lie Sleeping" in the mass market format.

We made it! We are in the top 5 mysteries published in 2016 and have entered the final round of the RONE contest. It's been a wild, fun ride and we are looking forward to the selection of the top novel. We are unlikely to win, but we are honored to make it this far!

Just learned we are moving to the next round in the RONE contest.

​Thanks everyone for your vote!

Please Vote for "Five Dog Voodoo" Between May 22 and May 28. We are up for a RONE award.

The RONE acronym stands for Reward for Novels of Excellence and is a contest done each year by the InD’Tale Magazine. To win this award, a book must go through one of the most comprehensive processes in the industry today. You can only Vote Once.

Step 1: Search for http://www.indtale.com/#Step 2: Make an account with the InD’tale Magazine with password. Click the tab at the top black banner labeled SUBSCRIBE. Once you have filled in the information, click on Create New Account.Step 3: InD’tale will send you an email to verify your accountStep 4: Once you verify your account, log back into http://www.indtale.com/2017-rone-awards-week-sixStep 5: Click on “Five Dog Voodoo” by Lia Farrell and then click the “VOTE” tab at the bottom of the page.

Our Youngest Reader So far!

Walking around the Neighborhood a few days ago I saw a group of Young Girls playing on the driveway. One Came up to me and asked me if it was hard to write a book. "Not that hard," I told her. "How did you know I wrote books?""I asked my mom to buy yours and I read it."WOW! She is only 11. And she loved "One Dog Too Many."

We all know how hard it is to set a mystery down!

Cozy Mysteries are under attack! Several of the big 7 publishers aren't carrying them anymore and are ditching their authors. Facebook has a protest site called "Save Our Cozies". It was the reason I decided to do this new giveaway.

"Five Dog Voodoo" is in the running for a RONE award, given by Ind'Tale Magazine which is the premier periodical for Small Press and Indie published works. The voting will take place between May 22 and May 28. Since this site is extremely chary with star reviews, we are honored to have received a 4 1/2 star rating. Five finalists will be selected from the 30 mysteries that are in the Contest.

Is Winter Over Yet?

Dogs are Smarter than we think!

Yesterday I was walking my dog Fi in the park with my neighbor, Will. I mentioned that after the walk, I had to stop into Home Depot. Suddenly my dog stopped dead. Home Depot has recently become a "Pet Friendly" store and they have lots of yummy dog treats. I turned back to the dog and said, "Come on Fi, let's walk. She was rooted to the ground. Suddenly she ripped the leash from my hands and dashed back to the car. She obviously know the words "Home Depot" and was ready to go! So cute. ​

After Book 6 The Lia Farrell Duo will write the "Mason Dixon Line" mysteries about a Private Investigator firm. Wayne Nichols and Dory Clarkson are leaving the Sheriff's Office to join the firm.​

Finally Finished Book 6 coverThese are the images we proposed to the publisher​Whew!

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Book Cover 6 still More ideas Decided today won't put a bride on "Six Dogs Til Sunday". We haven't used people on covers to date.​​

More Ideas for Book Cover 6​

We have a postcard now - super cute!​Thanks Camel Press​​

​SIX Dogs 'til sunday The last in the Mae December Mystery series will wrap up all the loose ends from earlier books including why sheriff Cantrell stepped down, his connection with a man who was stalking Mae in Book 1, and an old house where musicians used to gather, including Mae's first fiance, Noah west. Old crimes will be solved, stolen money will be returned and Mae and Ben are finally getting married. ​

The Lia Farrell Duo

Here we are, in Franklin, Tennessee the inspiration for Rosedale, the little town where the Mae December books are set. ​We are currently working on Book 6 in the series. ​

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​At THE Book Store last night

Leaving Schuler books last night I ran into a friend who is now General Counsel to the President of the University. He told me he had recently seen one of our books on the President's desk!

Then, even better, he said his wife was considering using one of our books for her Book Club. I LOVE BOOK CLUBS! I offered to attend and talk about writing at her club. ​

Finding Courage in the Snow

​Walking the dogs in the 80 acre field last week I spotted a full-sized collie. I had met him once; his name was Courage. He was lying in snow at the top of a hill and I worried that something had happened to him or his owner.

​I ran to the top of the hill, but he was fine. So was his owner who walked up shortly. He asked if I was the local author, Lia Farrell. I confessed I was. He said he was going to buy my book for his wife for Christmas.

I went to the bookstore later to sign the book for Courage's "mom." Her husband had purchased all 5 of the books. My best Christmas present yet.